Another N00b wanting to lose weight!

[RNRess]

Hi! I'm a 29 year old mother of 2. I've been overweight most of my adult life. I know what it takes to lose the weight (exercise and watching what I eat), but I need motivation. Just being in a group where others understand the struggle might just be the motivation I need. I need to be accountable also.

I currently am 5 feet tall and weight 180 lbs This is the heaviest I have ever been. It felt really uncomfortable writing that. I refuse to buy any new clothes to accomodate my larger size, so therefore I am limited to a whopping 3 shirts I have to wash and wear. I'm "punishing" myself.

My plan is to get to the gym for at least an hour 5x per week, very early in the mornings and also use the Wii Fit in the evenings. I've done the gym thing and it really does work and I love it. I just cannot figure out why that memory of how wonderful it was is not enough to get my butt in there on a regular basis!

I'm very excited and hopeful to get my butt back in gear. Diabetes runs in my family and my doctor warned me that I'm on the fastrack to becoming a diabetic too.

 

[pixienerd]

Welcome! If it's motivation and accountibility you need, you've come to the right place! I suggest looking through the Before/After/Inbetween section for motivation and perhaps starting your own diary for the accountibility. It can do wonders, I assure you.

Diabetes also runs in my family as well. I am one of the last ones left in my family that doesn't have it. I am hoping that starting my healthy lifestyle now (at 18) I may be able to delay it or perhaps even prevent it completely.

I think all of us understand the whole "I feel great when I exercise, but I don't want to exercise" thing. It takes effort but it gets easier over time!

A word of advice though - don't "punish" yourself by not buying clothes now. I find that if you look cute then you feel good. And when you feel good, you're more inclined to eat right and exercise more! Actually, while I'm on this topic, don't punish yourself at all! When you learn to love the body your in (no matter what size!) and treat it properly, you'll be happier and more successful in the long run.